Estimating the absorbed dose to critical organs during dual X-ray absorptiometry

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-110

  Mokhtari Dizaji, M ^a   Sharafi, A A ^b   Larijani, B ^c   Mokhlesian, N ^d   Hasanzadeh, H ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose; Critical organs; Dual X ray absorptiometry; Phantom; TLD dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THYROID GLAND; UTERUS;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; SPINE; THYROID GLAND; UTERUS;

EID: 41649092016     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.2.102     Document Type: Article

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